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and in egypt and libya, youtube restricted users from playing the clip. meanwhile, american naval and military assets in the mediterranean, including warships and drone aircraft, refocused on lya, a counry they helped liberate last year as part of a u.n.-sanctioned, nato operation. >> woodruff: nancy yousseff of mcclathy newspapers. she has been reporting on the attack in benghazi. she's based in cairo, where i reached her by phone a short time ago. nancy yousseff, you've been talking to a colleague of yours about what happened in benghazi tuesday night. what have you learned? >> we spoke to one of the first guards that the attackers encountered. he said around 9:35 he was standing outside and men pulled up and started throwing grenades into the compound, at the same time, he estimated as many as 120 men came from all sides into the compound. they were screaming sayingout you're an infidel, you're working with the americans." and they began to move within the compound. he said that it was well coordinated. he said that they were overrun. that he was one o
and in egypt and libya, youtube restricted users from playing the clip. meanwhile, american naval and military assets in the mediterranean, including warships and drone aircraft, refocused on lya, a counry they helped liberate last year as part of a u.n.-sanctioned, nato operation. >> woodruff: nancy yousseff of mcclathy newspapers. she has been reporting on the attack in benghazi. she's based in cairo, where i reached her by phone a short time ago. nancy yousseff, you've been talking to...
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i think what happened in libya basically is as much as... libya did not win a big seat in parliament and they're trying to exploit feelings against america to gain some popularity. but beyond all that i think one needs to also acknowledge there that there's a deep responsibility p proclivity in the middle east that these do with anythi agast islamtor prophet and there's no understanding of freedom of expression that people here in this country understand. >> brown: you're talking about the film now. >> absolutely. so we're looking at the process of change that has started but cannot be measured in month or years but rather in decades. >> brown: what are the forces at play, trudy rubin, that you see between these new government and militant groups in the country? >> well, i think that the militant groups who are looking to expltpolitical opings are trolling for films like this. a film, a cartoon. in egypt you had militant preacher on a satellite network who publicized this. this is the way they can get the crowds, this is the way they can gat
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and you saw this very clearly in libya. there were the extremists who killed chris stevens, an appalling murder of somebody who had actually done his best for the libyan people. but then you then have thousands on the street protesting against his killers and demanding action be taken. so i think the more i look at the world today, i think in a way a more relevant struggle to a lot of countries than what i would call traditional left versus right politics is the open minded versus the closed minded. and the open minded see globalizations as an opportunity. they want an open society, an open economy, a society where you tolerate and respect people, a different faiths and cultures and then the closed minded who really have a view that if you don't accept my view then are you an alien or an enemy. i think that is the battle that is going on and in the end, i think it's important always, and i always say this to people in america to realize-- realize that for all the pictures of extremist that you see in people burning the amer
and you saw this very clearly in libya. there were the extremists who killed chris stevens, an appalling murder of somebody who had actually done his best for the libyan people. but then you then have thousands on the street protesting against his killers and demanding action be taken. so i think the more i look at the world today, i think in a way a more relevant struggle to a lot of countries than what i would call traditional left versus right politics is the open minded versus the closed...
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the arab spring expresses a real soul in the arabic nations, starting from tunisia, libya, egypt and now syria. and syria will reach a stability very soon with the will of the syrian people, god willing. >> rose: let me talk about syria then i'll come back to egypt. what's necessary to stop the killing in syria? >> ( translated ): the international community needs to cooperate in order to achieve this goal and in order to achieve a real goal by the people of the free will to support the people of syria in their march towards freedom because the killing and the bloodshed, these are crimes that are being committed right now and the world is watching it and we see this and this is something that keeps us away from sleep. we need cooperation between us. we have a quartet between egypt and iran, saudi arabia and turkey and with the help of the united nations and the countries of the free world i believe that we are getting close to a solution very soon. god willing. >> rose: what would that quartet do? egypt, iran, saudi arabia, turkey. >> ( translated ): well, you're talking about the co
the arab spring expresses a real soul in the arabic nations, starting from tunisia, libya, egypt and now syria. and syria will reach a stability very soon with the will of the syrian people, god willing. >> rose: let me talk about syria then i'll come back to egypt. what's necessary to stop the killing in syria? >> ( translated ): the international community needs to cooperate in order to achieve this goal and in order to achieve a real goal by the people of the free will to support...
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they compare this with libya. they felt they were taken for a ride libya. >> rose: because the united nations did more than it-- he had felt the authority was given. >> that's correct. they felt that the resolution and its implementation morphed very quickly into regime change. and they don't want to see a repeat of that. both the chinese and russians feel very strongly about this. apart from other reasons they have for the syrian approach and policy. >> do they care what happens to bashar al-assad. >> no, i think they concede, they accept that assad will have to go and may have to-- . >> rose: so what role do they see him playing in this process. >> i think the main concern is that let's say once you have agreed on the political transition, let's for argument sake say that the transition period will be for a year. the difference between the western position and the russian position as i see it is that the west say as sad pus go. the russians say how does he go. the more you demand assad must go, the deeper he bil
they compare this with libya. they felt they were taken for a ride libya. >> rose: because the united nations did more than it-- he had felt the authority was given. >> that's correct. they felt that the resolution and its implementation morphed very quickly into regime change. and they don't want to see a repeat of that. both the chinese and russians feel very strongly about this. apart from other reasons they have for the syrian approach and policy. >> do they care what...
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we get the latest on the demonstrations, and the return of the remains of four americans killed in libya. >> woodruff: then, did the big bank bailouts here in the u.s. work? ray suarez gets two views on this fourth anniversary of the fall of lehman brothers. >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and hari sreenivasan talks with journalist sasha issenberg about his new book exploring how the campaigns are mining data to boost turnout in november. >> whether you are likely to default on your loan or pay off your bill on time or run up $500 on your credit card in a given month, on trying to predict who you are going vote in november, who are you likely to vote for, what issues do you care about. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf and from carnegie foundation >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like yo
we get the latest on the demonstrations, and the return of the remains of four americans killed in libya. >> woodruff: then, did the big bank bailouts here in the u.s. work? ray suarez gets two views on this fourth anniversary of the fall of lehman brothers. >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and hari sreenivasan talks with journalist sasha issenberg about his new book exploring how the campaigns are mining data to boost turnout in...
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it defend -- depends on what we learn of with happens in libya. but there is not active plotting to strike the united states. but that doesn't mean that they are less dangerous. that just means that the nature of america's response to this has to change. the global war on terrorism is a very different, a series of local wars on terrorism. and our approach has to be very different. it can't simply be sending heavy armour and large numbers of sold evers into places. >> it's curious that when he was listing those countries are al qaeda is active he left out afghanistan. >> yes. >> and pakistan. we've been lead to believe that afghanistan it's all over and a bin ladsen dead and there has been all these drone strikes in pakistan so we don't need to worry about al qaeda in afghanistan any more. we've been doing a two-year investigation into this at 60 minutes and what we found is that that is absolutely not true. last week i was with a taliban commander riding around kabul actually and he said to me he had more al qaeda fighters fighting side-by-side wi
it defend -- depends on what we learn of with happens in libya. but there is not active plotting to strike the united states. but that doesn't mean that they are less dangerous. that just means that the nature of america's response to this has to change. the global war on terrorism is a very different, a series of local wars on terrorism. and our approach has to be very different. it can't simply be sending heavy armour and large numbers of sold evers into places. >> it's curious that...
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therefore, very dangerous to libya. and from everything we can tell, they either opportunistically seized on this or caused it to happen. it's quite different from cairo in the sense it's not even clear there was a spontaneous gathering of a crowd there at all. clearly, there was a decision at some point by ansar says is a rogue group. there was a decision to use the incident as a kind of cover to carry out what appears to have been a pre-existing plan to destroy the consulate. i doubt they knew the ambassador was there. >> eliot: because there were rocket-propelled grenades used which makes you think people don't show up in the street firing rocket-propelled grenades. >> anti-aircraft weapons as well. >> eliot: this was serious weaponry. >> yes. >> eliot: does this comfort with what you heard a domestic terrorist group as james points out, domestic, not international group which would be plotting elsewhere? >> i have spent a lot of time tracking the role that al-qaeda and the mag ran has been playing this region throug
therefore, very dangerous to libya. and from everything we can tell, they either opportunistically seized on this or caused it to happen. it's quite different from cairo in the sense it's not even clear there was a spontaneous gathering of a crowd there at all. clearly, there was a decision at some point by ansar says is a rogue group. there was a decision to use the incident as a kind of cover to carry out what appears to have been a pre-existing plan to destroy the consulate. i doubt they...
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that resides in libya. the government is trying to gain control of the country. it is a prowestern, pro-american government. there's no doubt that the people of libya, the vast majority of the people of libya are grateful to the role the united states played. this was a situation where elements perhaps of al qaeda, the other organization part of the libyan fighting group that has ties to al qaeda may have committed this as for the of the 9/11 anniversary retribution of the united states because they new ambassador stevens was in benghazi. americans should have faith that the libyan examiner is very much worth pursuing. >> ambassador ginsberg, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> up next, just 53 days to the election. of course, all this is getting politicized. we'll bring it down many the spin cycle next on this friday, september 14th. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help milli
that resides in libya. the government is trying to gain control of the country. it is a prowestern, pro-american government. there's no doubt that the people of libya, the vast majority of the people of libya are grateful to the role the united states played. this was a situation where elements perhaps of al qaeda, the other organization part of the libyan fighting group that has ties to al qaeda may have committed this as for the of the 9/11 anniversary retribution of the united states because...
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president who just an hour ago was at andrews air force base in maryland as the americans killed in libya were returned home. president, vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary were there to receive the bodies of ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, all killed tuesday at the american consulate in benghazi. the secretary of state began by offering these words of tribute. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines, and phase the future undaunted. and we will do it together, protecting and helping one another, just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris always did. >> in addition to the presence of their families and the most senior members of government, this was also an opportunity for friends and colleagues to pay their respects. dozens of of state department workers boarded buses in washington to attend the ceremony. the president said those that gave their lives represented the very best of american leadership. >> the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we will never stop working for the dignity and fr
president who just an hour ago was at andrews air force base in maryland as the americans killed in libya were returned home. president, vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary were there to receive the bodies of ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, all killed tuesday at the american consulate in benghazi. the secretary of state began by offering these words of tribute. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines, and phase...
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why are you politicizing libya? >> you see there the man was surrounded and shouted down by the supporters of mitt romney. never answered that question. this morning senator john mccain was asked if he thought the statements after the attack was a misstep by the romney campaign. the senator quickly turned on the president. >> what this is all about is american weakness, and the president's inability to lead. iraq is dissolving o, our relations are israel are at a tension point. i'd like to see the president of the united states speak up once for the 20,000 people massacred in syria. >> joining me now is michael who is also an msnbc contributor and amy stoddard with the hill newspaper. a.b., sthas an pivot or avoidance? what would you call what senator mccain did that interview? he was asked repeatedly by savannah guthrie specifically about governor romney's actions, and he doesn't answer. >> he doesn't want to criticize mitt romney right now in the glare of this moment. you saw there were not a lot of people coming
why are you politicizing libya? >> you see there the man was surrounded and shouted down by the supporters of mitt romney. never answered that question. this morning senator john mccain was asked if he thought the statements after the attack was a misstep by the romney campaign. the senator quickly turned on the president. >> what this is all about is american weakness, and the president's inability to lead. iraq is dissolving o, our relations are israel are at a tension point. i'd...
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. >> that tension is highest in egypt and libya. the u.s. has sent two warships close to the coast of libya after the american ambassador was killed two days ago. >> there is also violence in to nietzsche, iran, iraq and yemen, where four people have died. >> a mob of protesters stormed the u.s. embassy, pushing through security and torching cars inside the compound. police fired shots and tear gas in an attempt to control the crowd. finally, they managed to force the protestors back. >> we entered the embassy gates and raised the flag of the profit. if we -- if they repeat this, we will come back until the are no ambassadors in the world and no americans either. >> the protesters are outraged over a film produced in the u.s. and insults the profit muhammed. washington has condemned the violence. the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, stressed the u.s. government had nothing to do with the video. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke out
. >> that tension is highest in egypt and libya. the u.s. has sent two warships close to the coast of libya after the american ambassador was killed two days ago. >> there is also violence in to nietzsche, iran, iraq and yemen, where four people have died. >> a mob of protesters stormed the u.s. embassy, pushing through security and torching cars inside the compound. police fired shots and tear gas in an attempt to control the crowd. finally, they managed to force the...
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the two war ships off the coast of libya, back in libya. they are there, equipped with tomahawk missiles, ready to go if enough intelligence is collected, of course, and the president orders an into action. what seems to be emerging in libya is this belief of growing intelligence that some type of al qaeda-related affiliate or sympathizing group was responsible for the attack in benghazi. what you have? unmanned drones flying over eastern libya collecting intelligence. we are told every effort is being made to look at all of the intelligence, intercepts, communications, overhead imagery. see what they can locate, determine who was responsible and then they have these options now in place quite candidly to present to president obama. if there is some type of action, it can be done two ways. it can be done by libyan security forces, perhaps, but now the piece is in place in case the decision is made to move ahead with u.s. military force. >> barbara starr at the pentagon. u.s. war ships off the coast. thank you so much for giving us the lates
the two war ships off the coast of libya, back in libya. they are there, equipped with tomahawk missiles, ready to go if enough intelligence is collected, of course, and the president orders an into action. what seems to be emerging in libya is this belief of growing intelligence that some type of al qaeda-related affiliate or sympathizing group was responsible for the attack in benghazi. what you have? unmanned drones flying over eastern libya collecting intelligence. we are told every effort...
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the republican candidate made a passing reference to the situation in libya and egypt. in a rally in denver, president obama addressed the situation offering a blunt message to a broader audience. >> to all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. no act of violence shakes the resolve of the united states of america. >> coming off the political convention, president obama is leading now, mitt romney in three battleground states. the president has a five-point lead in virginia and florida. in ohio, his lead is up to seven points in the nbc news/wall street journal poll. president obama took them all in 2008. romney needs to win at least two of these three states to win the presidency. he now trails outside the margin of error in all three. in other news, the president's job approval at 50% in ohio. 49% in florida and virginia. for if first time, 40% of voters in those states say the country is headed in the right direction. >>> the stock market will open way
the republican candidate made a passing reference to the situation in libya and egypt. in a rally in denver, president obama addressed the situation offering a blunt message to a broader audience. >> to all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. no act of violence shakes the resolve of the united states of america. >> coming off the political convention, president...
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consulate in libya kills ambassador chris stephens and three others. >> the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. >> but in this highly charged campaign environment, new questions about how the obama administration should respond enter the political debate. >> the administration was wrong to stand by statements sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. >> this morning, we'll talk to a key member of the president's foreign policy team, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. >>> also this morning, an exclusive network interview with a key player in the middle east, the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. have relations between his country and the u.s. have hit a new low over the looming nuclear threat from iran? >> those in the international community that refuse to put red lines before iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before israel. >>> sorting out u.s. options in the middle east, consequences for the region and the poli
consulate in libya kills ambassador chris stephens and three others. >> the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. >> but in this highly charged campaign environment, new questions about how the obama administration should respond enter the political debate. >> the administration was wrong to stand by statements sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their...
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military forces on the ground in libya and this of course in our opinion would be disastrous for the administration and of course egypt to president morsi because the letter on his hands is vital for him to maintain friendly ties of washington yet at the same time the muslim brotherhood which actually pulled into one small protest is a deadlock tonight. i think of president morsi as in a very difficult situation he has been making overtures to the united states. trying to put his government's policy in line with u.s. foreign policy we've seen a negotiation with the international monetary fund with the united states government with the monarchy in qatar to try to rehabilitate or restructure the egyptian economy which is in deep debt and deep crisis but at the same time he has his own political base to be concerned about as well and people could very easily turn against him if he is perceived as being too friendly to the united states and at the same time not defending islam or these attacks that are being made on islam this particular video production company. really just it's just ov
military forces on the ground in libya and this of course in our opinion would be disastrous for the administration and of course egypt to president morsi because the letter on his hands is vital for him to maintain friendly ties of washington yet at the same time the muslim brotherhood which actually pulled into one small protest is a deadlock tonight. i think of president morsi as in a very difficult situation he has been making overtures to the united states. trying to put his government's...
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ambassador in libya yesterday and was very slow on the uptake in regards to that. people are asking him really to come home and maybe sort out the situation here as the violence escalates but so far he really hasn't gotten that much i've been asking people for to peacefully protest and continuing along with his his jobs in europe so you know people are people are really sort of criticizing him for that expecting as the new president that you know these are the first major clashes since he assumed the presidency that he would maybe take a stronger line and lead the country through this. so will the younger crowds calling for what might be needed to calm the situation down from your point of view . i think we need to have you know it's difficult to say because the thing is the u.s. government had no took no part in the making of this film this obscure film which people are taking days to work out where it's really coming from i'm not even sure that an apology from the u.s. government like people are asking for would really stop the protests right now because it seems
ambassador in libya yesterday and was very slow on the uptake in regards to that. people are asking him really to come home and maybe sort out the situation here as the violence escalates but so far he really hasn't gotten that much i've been asking people for to peacefully protest and continuing along with his his jobs in europe so you know people are people are really sort of criticizing him for that expecting as the new president that you know these are the first major clashes since he...
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consulate in libya. a heckler prevented him from doing so but making a pivot from the kind of tone he took before when -- actually criticizing president obama and his handling of what has taken place. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. here's what's going on right now. the anger is spreading fast since the attacks on the u.s. consulate at libya that happened on the anniversary of september 11th. we are seeing protests and violence in the streets in several countries. we're talking egypt, iran, yemen and israel. secretary of state hillary clinton told muslims everywhere that the united states had nothing to do with the youtube video that seems to have sparked the violent protests. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. we condemn the violence that has resulted in the strongest terms
consulate in libya. a heckler prevented him from doing so but making a pivot from the kind of tone he took before when -- actually criticizing president obama and his handling of what has taken place. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. here's what's going on right now. the anger is spreading fast since the attacks on the u.s. consulate at libya that happened on the anniversary of september 11th. we are seeing protests and violence in the streets in several countries. we're talking...
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, where they want a new libya. it hasn't even been a year since gadhafi was killed. you know, this was -- this really is a new day, and you're right, i can assume that there are a lot of families who are watching what's happening, and they too are worried about militants and unruly mobs as well. >> absolutely. >> okay. barbara star, thanks. >> reporter: and as this all began, as we're get to know, u.s. ambassador to libya who was killed, chris stevens, there's somebody who knows him really well. his name is harvey morris. he's a journalist, a friend of the ambassador chris stevens. you knew him for quite some time. you last saw ambassador stevens at a dinner in october of 2011. what went through your mind when you heard that he was killed? >> well, it was just very hard to grasp, because he was so optimistic about the job he was going to take up. in fact, when i last saw him in autumn last year, he was slightly concerned he wouldn't get his congressional approval. it seemed a formality, but anyway, he was worried a
, where they want a new libya. it hasn't even been a year since gadhafi was killed. you know, this was -- this really is a new day, and you're right, i can assume that there are a lot of families who are watching what's happening, and they too are worried about militants and unruly mobs as well. >> absolutely. >> okay. barbara star, thanks. >> reporter: and as this all began, as we're get to know, u.s. ambassador to libya who was killed, chris stevens, there's somebody who...
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well it's interesting that it's happening both in libya and egypt and also in yemen at the same time. it was the movie or actually just the trailer really which is what's been available on you tube may be serving as a catalyst but certainly the animosity goes much deeper and the issues run much deeper people do not go into the streets over a movie and bring an r.p.g. with them first of all they generally don't carry them around the conditions are such that either there's one of three things in play i think here either this is a case of blowback as many people are saying without or someone else being responsible for this and the issue being this movie another possibility is that this is some sort of a black flag operation by the u.s. the support of that the evidences the fact that the united states now is an excuse to send troops into libya which they couldn't do before and there's rather widespread resistance still to the government quote unquote of the n.c.c. i mean they can't even really as semblant hold a press conference in tripoli yet and their cities to the west where their so-c
well it's interesting that it's happening both in libya and egypt and also in yemen at the same time. it was the movie or actually just the trailer really which is what's been available on you tube may be serving as a catalyst but certainly the animosity goes much deeper and the issues run much deeper people do not go into the streets over a movie and bring an r.p.g. with them first of all they generally don't carry them around the conditions are such that either there's one of three things in...
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embassy in the capital there just two days after the american ambassador to libya was killed and protesters tried to take the embassy and cairo now when it comes to to yemen witnesses on the ground reported live ammunition being shot by security forces into the air one reporter i spoke to actually said that there was an injury someone was injured in the head by one of those rounds falling from the air security forces also used tear gas and water cannons according to eyewitness reports we also heard that protesters were able to breach one of the outer perimeter of the american embassy there setting fires to vehicles before the setting fire to one building and also tearing down according to eyewitness reports a u.s. flag and replacing it with another flag there while it does seem that the situation has been more or less in control so far it really is an unstable sort of environment and we do know that aside from this controversial video which really sparked the protests drone strikes in that country have really pitted the people versus u.s. foreign policy interests in yemen besides yemen we'v
embassy in the capital there just two days after the american ambassador to libya was killed and protesters tried to take the embassy and cairo now when it comes to to yemen witnesses on the ground reported live ammunition being shot by security forces into the air one reporter i spoke to actually said that there was an injury someone was injured in the head by one of those rounds falling from the air security forces also used tear gas and water cannons according to eyewitness reports we also...
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american rother spawned by the film has swept across the arab world process that started in libya and egypt has flared up in almost a dozen countries now including gedmin iran iraq and tunisia and all his correspondent in the region lisa culkin to joins us now live with more good morning to you may so bring us up to date on events in the region how far have the prose has spread and how violent are they. of course well it seems like every hour we're hearing more updates about potential protests spreading across the region this is of course turmoil in the arab world over the offensive video denigrating the prophet mohammad we've actually seen the protests spread to right here in lebanon and there are a lot calmer than what we've seen in other parts of the middle east there were protesters both in the city of tripoli where a lot of the syrian fighting was actually spilled over into as well as in the southern city of say don we've also seen protests reported in israel where protesters reportedly burned an american flag there as well as pakistan where there were a lot calmer than some of t
american rother spawned by the film has swept across the arab world process that started in libya and egypt has flared up in almost a dozen countries now including gedmin iran iraq and tunisia and all his correspondent in the region lisa culkin to joins us now live with more good morning to you may so bring us up to date on events in the region how far have the prose has spread and how violent are they. of course well it seems like every hour we're hearing more updates about potential protests...
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yemen and libya?" >> to make it clear that americans are resolved to avenge those who kill u.s. citizens on foreign soil. we are also resolved to show strength and make clear that we stand on the side of freedom in the world. let's understand that we do not know who in libya launched this vicious attack on our consulate, but it could be, as david ignatius suggest today, that extreme groups are using things like this video, which, as i said, i think is an incitement of violence, to try to stabilize the more moderate, elected governments that are -- tried to destabilize the more moderate, elected governments that are now running their countries. >> jane harman, thank you for joining me. in other news from around the world, the un and arab league peace envoy lakhdar brahimi says that the deadly conflict in syria is getting worse. he was speaking as he arrived on his first official trip to the country since he took up his job. during his three-day visit to syria, he is expected to hold his first meeting wi
yemen and libya?" >> to make it clear that americans are resolved to avenge those who kill u.s. citizens on foreign soil. we are also resolved to show strength and make clear that we stand on the side of freedom in the world. let's understand that we do not know who in libya launched this vicious attack on our consulate, but it could be, as david ignatius suggest today, that extreme groups are using things like this video, which, as i said, i think is an incitement of violence, to...
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it was 10:00 at night in libya. heavily armed attackers began firing at the libyan security guards protecting the american consulate before setting the main building ablaze. inside ambassador stevens and others were trapped between the flames and gunfire. it was 12 hours before ambassador stevens body was returned by local libyans who had carried him to a hospital in an effort to save him. >> from the outside it looks like what happened in linea is the worst. four americans died, our ambassador died. it might give you the false appearance that they are the most anti american. that is not true. in eastern libya americans have a 60% approval rating, hard line muslims a 28 approval rating. in fact, a lot of the libyan security tried to protect our ambassador there unsuccessfully so. the president says this: >> there's no question about that. there were protests throughout libya today in favor of the americans. in fact, there were signs being held saying we apologize and we support americans and we're sorry for what hap
it was 10:00 at night in libya. heavily armed attackers began firing at the libyan security guards protecting the american consulate before setting the main building ablaze. inside ambassador stevens and others were trapped between the flames and gunfire. it was 12 hours before ambassador stevens body was returned by local libyans who had carried him to a hospital in an effort to save him. >> from the outside it looks like what happened in linea is the worst. four americans died, our...
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ambassador to libya. we are going to talk with general spider marks about the search, and if it is possible at all to catch the people responsible. we will be right back. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org >>> in the wake of the deadly attack in libya, the u.s. has turned the focus to find those respon responsible for kil
ambassador to libya. we are going to talk with general spider marks about the search, and if it is possible at all to catch the people responsible. we will be right back. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security....
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were bombing from the air you know they made a huge difference in avoiding an enormous bloodbath in libya and i saw the mirror i was kind of astonished any american reporter would have been astonished to see american flags flying in a place of honor in the main square is a little better i know it's just here for a second hand. if you don't mind me really i mean isn't this exactly what we did and sit in iraq didn't we say that didn't the neoconservatives went throughout american media fox news and elsewhere. arguing and propagating for the idea that americans are going to be perceived in iraq as liberators and what do we do and what are we discussing now we're discussing the numbers of that half a million die in iraq or is it a million and a half i mean we're discussing and debating the level of destruction that has been invited in iraq why is libya any different i mean now we are saying fifty thousand it's a lie did you see thousand missing it is more are wounded why is that any different just because we've found people who would use an american flag the same way that we found a few iraq
were bombing from the air you know they made a huge difference in avoiding an enormous bloodbath in libya and i saw the mirror i was kind of astonished any american reporter would have been astonished to see american flags flying in a place of honor in the main square is a little better i know it's just here for a second hand. if you don't mind me really i mean isn't this exactly what we did and sit in iraq didn't we say that didn't the neoconservatives went throughout american media fox news...
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same in tunisia, same in libya, same in yemen. and all of these leaders have very forcefully conveyed their condemnation of what had transpired. >> there were conflicting messages from morsi. in arabic, they said protest. in english, they said protect. >> what has happened is that the egyptian government has protected our facilities. our embassy is open today. things are calm. and morsi has repeatedly been clear in his condemnation of what has occurred. we are in these partnerships, david, over the long-term. despite the bumpy path and the disturbing images, it's in the united states fundamental interest that people have the ability to choose their own governments, that the governments be democratic and free. that's in our long-term best interest. we need to reinforce that. >> we are in the middle of a heated presidential campaign. there are different foreign policy visions. that's why we wanted to dedicate the hour today to understand these different views. mitt romney spoke out this week, criticizing the administration, talking
same in tunisia, same in libya, same in yemen. and all of these leaders have very forcefully conveyed their condemnation of what had transpired. >> there were conflicting messages from morsi. in arabic, they said protest. in english, they said protect. >> what has happened is that the egyptian government has protected our facilities. our embassy is open today. things are calm. and morsi has repeatedly been clear in his condemnation of what has occurred. we are in these partnerships,...
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the developments in libya and cairo. of course we know the president will speak at 10:35 on what happened. plus to mourn the death of ambassador stevens from libya. but there was another big story overnight that does matter around the world and that is moody's warning tuesday that it could become the second major credit agency to downgrade the nation's credit rating before the end of the year if congress fails to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and reduce the debt. speaker john boehner told reporters he's not optimistic a deal can get done. >> i'm not confident at all. the house has done its job. on both the sequester and the looming tax hikes. the senate at some point has to act. and on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >> joining me now, sheldon white house. before i get to this, i want to ask you about your reaction and where your head is on aid to egypt. the egyptian government has yet to condemn this attack on the united states embassy in cairo. how troublin
the developments in libya and cairo. of course we know the president will speak at 10:35 on what happened. plus to mourn the death of ambassador stevens from libya. but there was another big story overnight that does matter around the world and that is moody's warning tuesday that it could become the second major credit agency to downgrade the nation's credit rating before the end of the year if congress fails to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and reduce the debt. speaker john boehner...